{"id":112,"date":"2024-04-13T02:44:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T02:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2024-05-06T01:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T01:18:18","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"112\" class=\"elementor elementor-112\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cbd0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82cbd0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a803a69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a803a69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2646494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2646494\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to <br>The Centre for the Conservation of Specialized Species<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b3f1bc elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32b3f1bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engineering the 3 C's of Conservation           :             Minimizing the 3 E's of Extinction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a921c06 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" 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audience.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4013ea92 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4013ea92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/e2.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-25\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Community<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We have several community programs, and are 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https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/t4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Falconry<\/h4><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Centre offers a highly educational and entertaining falconry presentation which focuses on the early history of the sport.&nbsp; We also offer a Master Falconer who can aid you in becoming a Falconer yourself.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b03c396 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b03c396\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32bd412c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32bd412c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Choose Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2230900 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2230900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3422c57e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3422c57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161e2824 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"161e2824\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Knowledge<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470c3885 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"470c3885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2412c2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2412c2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have been doing what we do for a very long time and are well informed about the animals we deal with.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c11ef1e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c11ef1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b81fa04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b81fa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cbc431 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"78cbc431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232fd491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232fd491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All of our people have been educated in the care and handling of the species we keep, as well as many other species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896f1cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"896f1cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b1013b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74b1013b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-270665e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"270665e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75779c0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75779c0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We understand the animals in our care and can safely work with them, and you, to our mutual beneficence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ff6772 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ff6772\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1321d88d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1321d88d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fun<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ec59de elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"29ec59de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b43337 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b43337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our presentations are fun.<\/p><p>While we are doing what we do to educate and inform people about the species that live in this world with us, we do try and keep a sense of humour in the face 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Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e691c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e691c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Our mission is to continually establish and maintain facilities to enable us to pioneer techniques for the propagation of specialized species, promote conservation of their habitat through presentation of educational programs, maintain a gene pool and breeding data bank of specialized species and reintroduce progeny to their natural habitat wherever applicable.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ec971ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ec971ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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crucial to the success of nesting raptors. Mrs. Ketola\u2019s work with such native Canadian species as Ferruginous and Swainson\u2019s hawks, as well as numerous owl species, is noteworthy. Her expertise has been invaluable to me in my efforts to create the American Zoo Association\u2019s first regional studbook for the Eurasian eagle owl, recording the lineages of every individual of this species housed in accredited American zoological parks. Lelia\u2019s breeding facility has been extremely successful; a majority of the eagle owls housed in American zoos are descended from her pairs.\" <\/b><br><b>\"I also recognize and applaud the unique success of Mrs. Ketola\u2019s work, and hope that she will be given every opportunity to continue in her efforts.\"\n<\/b>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eo1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eo1.png 501w, https:\/\/conservationcentre.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/eo1-300x296.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">R. Harrison Edell; Curator Of Birds; Population Manager, Eurasian Eagle Owl Population Manager, Milky Eagle Owl San Francisco Zoo (Now With The Dallas Zoo)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db69985 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db69985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80fcd04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80fcd04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd746aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd746aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>*Notice:<\/strong><\/span>\n<br>\n<strong><font color=#ffffff>If you have found an injured bird of prey (hawk, falcon, owl, etc.) please contact the Centre and our experienced staff can assist in determining what steps should be taken to ensure the bird receives the best possible care.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb1eca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bb1eca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bbdcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"91bbdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=546%20Corrigan%20Road%2C%20Eganville%2C%20ON&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"546 Corrigan Road, Eganville, ON\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"546 Corrigan Road, Eganville, ON\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13dcaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f13dcaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4151893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4151893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a9 2024 The Centre for the Conservation of Specialized Species.<\/p><p>Canadian Charitable Number: 89891 4452 RR0001<\/p><p>Unauthorized use and\/or duplication of this material without the expressed and written permission of the owner is strictly prohibited. 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